Korean barbecue taco truck Chi’Lantro adds a restaurant to its roster

Kimchi fry disciples, you’re in luck. After years of teasing a permanent locale, popular Korean barbecue fusion trailer Chi’Lantro, which still has four food trucks around town, has finally found a brick-and-mortar home in the recently shuttered A-OK Chinese’s old location. Much like its fusion cuisine, the decor of the new location is a fun mishmash of colorful furniture, wooden tables, exposed bulbs and other industrial elements. The original menu is mostly intact, minus the burrito and quesadilla, but delectable new items, like the aptly named K-Pops, make up for the missing dishes. Undoubtedly inspired by Korean pop music, with a coating of deliciously sweet-and-spicy gangnam sauce, these crispy but moist chicken lollipops are finger-lickin' good. But the star of the show is still the kimchi fries. Served with your choice of barbecued meat or tofu—we recommend beef bulgogi or spicy pork—scrumptiously pungent kimchi, a three-cheese blend and hot sauce, it's hard to resist the gooey, meaty, spicy delight. An added bonus to going brick-and-mortar? There’s a permanent spot for beer on tap. Choose one of the rotating local brews, which pair perfectly with Chi’Lantro’s fiery dishes.